Deputy Chairman of the Moldovan Parliament, leader of the radical pro-Romania Christian Democratic Popular Party leader Iurie Rosca has expressed concern over the hasty approach to solving the Transnistria conflict demonstrated by the Russian side recently. Several days ago, Moscow stood up with new proposals, saying the problem can be solved before the end of this year.

Rosca gave an interview to Flux newspaper, which he is the full owner of, and pointed out, in particular, that it is impossible to reach a fair and lasting solution to such complicated an issue by means of "simple wishes or an outline of some strategies".

In his viewpoint, another question is the relationship with Western partners. He wondered to which extent the Moscow's new proposals have been agreed upon with the American and European partners, who are also taking part in the negotiation process along with Russia, Ukraine and the OSCE. So, it stands to reason that all parties concerned need to be consulted to achieve a consensus that should not tell adversely on Moldova's national interests, or go contrary to the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova or to the legal logic.

The CDPP leader disagreed to the Moscow proposal to dissolve the incumbent Moldovan legislature and to hold an early parliamentary election - all before the end of 2007.

By law, he said, there may be only 3 kinds of situations in which the Parliament may be dissolved: if the forum fails to elect President of the country after 3 fruitless attempts to do that; if it fails to form a Government within a 3 months' time or after 3 unhappy attempts to; and if the lawmakers fail to pass laws for as long as 3 months.

Iurie Rosca voiced his remarks also concerning the Moscow's idea to allocate 18-19 mandates in the 101-seat Parliament of Moldova for deputies from Transnistria. He said the current Moldovan legislation puts it that parliamentarians in this republic are elected from the one and only all-republican election constituency, not on the territorial principle.

"To my mind, a similarly dangerous intention is the one to force Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin into signing a joint political declaration with impostor Igor Smirnov [Transnistria's leader]. Not to mention the obvious juridical flippancy of such a step, it would indeed blacken the prestige of our President, who, I guess, has no right not go as low as to the level of this cheat [Smirnov]", stated Iurie Rosca.

On April 17, the Infotag news agency issued a story concerning the Moscow's proposals in question. For certain reasons, Infotag could not disclose the name of the source that had supplied that information. Iurie Rosca gave his interview to Flux proceeding from the Infotag story. One can make a conclusion from the interview that the facts provided by Infotag correspond to reality.

Next couple of years, the separatist Tiraspol regime will weaken substantially for known economic, political and psychological reasons, reckons Moldovan Parliament's Deputy Speaker and CDPP leader Iurie Rosca.

He pointed out in the interview to his Flux paper that recently the Government of Ukraine has decided to extend the mandate of the European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine. Rosca is not ruling out that the Moscow's new proposals concerning the Transnistrian conflict settlement may have a relation to this step of Ukraine's.

He believes the Tiraspol regime will be getting weaker "due to a simple contrast existing between the dramatic situation in that [Transnistrian] region of our country, remaining in horrible socio-economic poverty and under an unbearable military-political pressure, and the successes achieved on the right Dniester bank, I mean our political and economic reforms and our direction toward European integration".

"That's why somebody is so interested in a fast realization of such scenario. I do not see whatever tragedy that people exist in Moscow or Chisinau to whom such thoughts occur, and who put forward such proposals. And, still, any proposal should be scrutinized most seriously, and our position should be correct and elegant, but at the same time firm and resolute. And we should not on earth deny the principles that were put into the foundation of the political consensus in Moldova achieved upon the [2005] parliamentary and presidential elections", Rosca said.